Thankfully, I gambling doesn't "do it" for me. I am not sure why--in most other respects, I'm a bigger fan of dopamine hits than is healthy. I just can't get over the fact that in games of chance, I am guaranteed to lose in the long run, and in games of "skill" (like sports betting) it is almost certainly the case that the person on the other end of the wager knows more about it than me, and so has an advantage.Has anyone partaken in this? This current weekend was the first time I ever tried it and it's incredibly stressful lol.
DH was yelling a lot more during this weekend's games than I had noticed in the past. He normally doesn't care who wins in most games, just wants "to see a good game." This weekend he was much more invested in the outcome, tracking scores and trash talking at the screen. Turns out he started using one of those apps, too, and had bet a small amount of money on some games. So...I definitely sensed the stress lol.Has anyone partaken in this? This current weekend was the first time I ever tried it and it's incredibly stressful lol
YES! VERY concerned with how many students are into it. Once gambling was available online it has hit a whole new markert and it's really sad to know that so many ppl. who either pushed it or allowed it have shown a total disregard for how much damage they're doing to young impressionable people. It's one thing to gamble when you have to go out and go into an establishment meant for gambling; it's quite another when it's literally at your finger tips any second of any day. I have seen so many young ppl. (especially young college students) who have found themselves drowning it debt and who are blatantly show all the signs/behavior of gambling addicts, yet getting them to see it's a problem is a completely different story. These are kids that by in large would have never gone out to casinos or gotten involved in gambling if they had to do anything other than scroll on their phone. It's so disheartening.Not really into it. I don't have anything against it per se but I am concerned with how many of my students are into it.
It is. College students already get high and drink, why do we need to give them ANOTHER vice, especially one that most of them cannot afford. I try and talk to them about the dangers of gambling, but I'm just the fuddy duddy with the elbow patches, what do I know?YES! VERY concerned with how many students are into it. Once gambling was available online it has hit a whole new markert and it's really sad to know that so many ppl. who either pushed it or allowed it have shown a total disregard for how much damage they're doing to young impressionable people. It's one thing to gamble when you have to go out and go into an establishment meant for gambling; it's quite another when it's literally at your finger tips any second of any day. I have seen so many young ppl. (especially young college students) who have found themselves drowning it debt and who are blatantly show all the signs/behavior of gambling addicts, yet getting them to see it's a problem is a completely different story. These are kids that by in large would have never gone out to casinos or gotten involved in gambling if they had to do anything other than scroll on their phone. It's so disheartening.
This last bit is also why I don't buy individual stocks, time the market, etc. etc. I don't even buy sectors. I'm basically an Index Card guy.
https://wallethacks.com/personal-finance-index-card-10-years-later/
I went to college in the late-80s/early-90s. I knew plenty of guys with an illegal book in their phone list. Granted, this was Bezerkeley, but I bet this was pretty common.Once gambling was available online it has hit a whole new markert
I don't do any gambling that doesn't go to charity, but I am sick of the constant ads. I really hope someone steps in to restrict them like they do with cigarettes and alcohol.
You say loved, as in past tense. Advertising for tobacco and alcohol are still restricted today. It's why you never see cigarette ads on TV or beer commercials on Disney Channel.The mob loved when we restricted gambling, drugs, and alcohol. Turned out to be a goldmine for them.
Fair enough. I just believe we should have less government regulations not more. I just think with the upcoming collapse of Cable TV and regional sports channels that sports teams are going to have to make that revenue up somehow. Sports gambling is a huge untapped revenue stream that they can't ignore.You say loved, as in past tense. Advertising for tobacco and alcohol are still restricted today. It's why you never see cigarette ads on TV or beer commercials on Disney Channel.
I don't want to ban it completely, but I don't think they should be allowed to advertise on kid-friendly programming, which sports broadcasts are.